OTP: Mother's Day

25 - 30 years ago, Johnny Carson read from a stack of "Mother's Day"
ads.......Sears, Monkey Wards, Penny's, Woolworth, etc., etc.

The ads featured tool boxes, fishing rods and reels, metal detectors,
pool tables, fire extinguishers.

Everything any woman would want to receive on Mother's Day.



This week we received junk mail ads that included one from EXPRESS
TIRES for a "Mother's Day Toyo Tire Sale." Or 4 Tire Rotation, or
Lube-Oil Change & Filter, or Fan Belt & Hose Replacements.

Just what every woman wants on Mother's Day. <G>



.... I-con: How MS got you to use WinDoze in the first place.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

"Califchief" <califchief@fidotel.com> wrote in message
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> 25 - 30 years ago, Johnny Carson read from a stack of "Mother's Day"
> ads.......Sears, Monkey Wards, Penny's, Woolworth, etc., etc.
>
> The ads featured tool boxes, fishing rods and reels, metal detectors,
> pool tables, fire extinguishers.
>
> Everything any woman would want to receive on Mother's Day.
>
>
>
> This week we received junk mail ads that included one from EXPRESS
> TIRES for a "Mother's Day Toyo Tire Sale." Or 4 Tire Rotation, or
> Lube-Oil Change & Filter, or Fan Belt & Hose Replacements.
>
> Just what every woman wants on Mother's Day. <G>
>

To be honest, those aren't much worse than what we usually get.

Especially during the 'charming' years when sons and grandsons do their
Mother's Day shopping with the help of dads and granddads.

Jo

Califchief wrote:
> 25 - 30 years ago, Johnny Carson read from a stack of "Mother's Day"
> ads.......Sears, Monkey Wards, Penny's, Woolworth, etc., etc.
>
> The ads featured tool boxes, fishing rods and reels, metal detectors,
> pool tables, fire extinguishers.
>
> Everything any woman would want to receive on Mother's Day.
>
>
>
> This week we received junk mail ads that included one from EXPRESS
> TIRES for a "Mother's Day Toyo Tire Sale." Or 4 Tire Rotation, or
> Lube-Oil Change & Filter, or Fan Belt & Hose Replacements.
>
> Just what every woman wants on Mother's Day. <G>
>

My daughters and I appreciate tools and other practical gifts any time.
Who wants cut flowers that are basically dead when you get them?
Candy..................how many of us need more sugar ?
A spa day......................maybe somebody would enjoy that.
But - a whole set of new tires for the truck ?
Wonderful gift.

And since my parts don't all work the way they were designed to,
many gifts I receive are intended to make chores easier for older
or physically limited hands.

Now if they come up with stag films or beer club memberships,
they're gonna hear some complaints.

Dorothy

High Miles wrote:

I missed out on being a Mom and now I'm too old


> A spa day......................maybe somebody would enjoy that.

I'd take that any day! I got that for Christmas and loved every minute
of it !

> But - a whole set of new tires for the truck ?
> Wonderful gift.

I actually got a set of tires for my birthday one year from my parents
when I was in college. It was perfect as I needed the car to get to
school

Carole

Carole wrote:
> High Miles wrote:
>
> I missed out on being a Mom and now I'm too old
>
>
>> A spa day......................maybe somebody would enjoy that.
>
> I'd take that any day! I got that for Christmas and loved every minute
> of it !
>
>> But - a whole set of new tires for the truck ?
>> Wonderful gift.
>
> I actually got a set of tires for my birthday one year from my parents
> when I was in college. It was perfect as I needed the car to get to
> school
>
> Carole

When someone gives you a gift you really need - it shows how well
they know you and how much they want to make your life better.

Dorothy

Hey, I'd take a new set of tires, a tune up, an oil change, a massage
or day at the spa, etc., any day! I'd also take any kitchen gadget
that I want or would be helpful as well as anything around the house
that woud be helpful for a gimp. Some of my best gifts have been things
that most people might not like, such as a crockpot, a toaster oven,
etc. because I love to cook and these things are not only useful, but
often last for many many years!!! Everytime I use my toaster oven I
think of my parents as they are the ones that bought it for me. Same
goes for many other things I have around the house/apartment!

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Donna
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1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we
call them FRIENDS......


2.) J.K.M.A.

"Donna G." <DKGBeeker@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> Hey, I'd take a new set of tires, a tune up, an oil change, a massage
> or day at the spa, etc., any day! I'd also take any kitchen gadget
> that I want or would be helpful as well as anything around the house
> that woud be helpful for a gimp. Some of my best gifts have been things
> that most people might not like, such as a crockpot, a toaster oven,
> etc. because I love to cook and these things are not only useful, but
> often last for many many years!!! Everytime I use my toaster oven I
> think of my parents as they are the ones that bought it for me. Same
> goes for many other things I have around the house/apartment!
>
> .

I still have the waffle iron that my Grandfather bought us as a wedding
present 42 years ago. It is early Teflon, but much heavier than the irons
generally sold now. My ten year old grandson gets up and makes waffles for
all of us on Sunday mornings when he is here. And I always feel like my
Grandpa is looking over his shoulder.

May not be an antique or an heirloom, but if I died my kids would fight
over it.

Jo

Donna, an early Happy Mother's Day to you! I learned some years back to buy
myself something I really like every Mother's Day, in case everyone else
forgets ;-) This year was no different.

I was in a flower shop last week buying a couple gifts, and just as I walked
in the first door, there IT was! You know all the ceramic and plaster
figurines they make to put on the porch or in the garden? This one had my
name on it! But....I'd never spent that much for a Mother's Day gift, so I
looked, then walked out, putting it in the back of my mind. Couldn't forget
it, so went back to the flower shop today and bought it. I've never seen
anything like it before. It is rather large, but it has a bench, with a
little girl and a little boy sitting on it sharing a book. And, it even had
some colors in it, rather than plain gray. Well, the reason it appealed to
me is that we have both granddaughters and grandsons, thus the boy AND girl;
plus, I love to read and have always read to the grandkids when they were
younger. They only had that one and she gave me a good deal on it. Love
it! Nanny
"Donna G." <DKGBeeker@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> Hey, I'd take a new set of tires, a tune up, an oil change, a massage
> or day at the spa, etc., any day! I'd also take any kitchen gadget
> that I want or would be helpful as well as anything around the house
> that woud be helpful for a gimp. Some of my best gifts have been things
> that most people might not like, such as a crockpot, a toaster oven,
> etc. because I love to cook and these things are not only useful, but
> often last for many many years!!! Everytime I use my toaster oven I
> think of my parents as they are the ones that bought it for me. Same
> goes for many other things I have around the house/apartment!
>
> .
> .
> .
> .
>
> Donna
> .
> .
> .
> .
> 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we
> call them FRIENDS......
>
>
> 2.) J.K.M.A.
>

How neat, Jo. I love waffles, and they don't make them as good as the older
ones. So....tomorrow is Sunday, and I think I'll make me a couple waffles
;-) How sentimental for you, too. Nanny
"Jo Firey" <jofirey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Donna G." <DKGBeeker@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:24901-481BFB17-302@storefull-3111.bay.webtv.net...
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey, I'd take a new set of tires, a tune up, an oil change, a massage
>> or day at the spa, etc., any day! I'd also take any kitchen gadget
>> that I want or would be helpful as well as anything around the house
>> that woud be helpful for a gimp. Some of my best gifts have been things
>> that most people might not like, such as a crockpot, a toaster oven,
>> etc. because I love to cook and these things are not only useful, but
>> often last for many many years!!! Everytime I use my toaster oven I
>> think of my parents as they are the ones that bought it for me. Same
>> goes for many other things I have around the house/apartment!
>>
>> .
>
> I still have the waffle iron that my Grandfather bought us as a wedding
> present 42 years ago. It is early Teflon, but much heavier than the irons
> generally sold now. My ten year old grandson gets up and makes waffles
> for all of us on Sunday mornings when he is here. And I always feel
> like my Grandpa is looking over his shoulder.
>
> May not be an antique or an heirloom, but if I died my kids would fight
> over it.
>
> Jo
>

nanny wrote:

> I was in a flower shop last week buying a couple gifts, and just as I walked
> in the first door, there IT was! You know all the ceramic and plaster
> figurines they make to put on the porch or in the garden? This one had my
> name on it! But....I'd never spent that much for a Mother's Day gift, so I
> looked, then walked out, putting it in the back of my mind. Couldn't forget
> it, so went back to the flower shop today and bought it. I've never seen
> anything like it before. It is rather large, but it has a bench, with a
> little girl and a little boy sitting on it sharing a book. And, it even had
> some colors in it, rather than plain gray. Well, the reason it appealed to
> me is that we have both granddaughters and grandsons, thus the boy AND girl;
> plus, I love to read and have always read to the grandkids when they were
> younger. They only had that one and she gave me a good deal on it. Love
> it! Nanny

Sounds beautiful!! Last year was my first "Birdie Mother's Day". I
bought myself a bouquet of flowers at Albertson's that were from Dundee.
I gave him allowance and got them

Carole

Your stories remind me of my late mom's request for every Mother's Day.
She always wanted a new rose bush or other plant for the garden. For
one wedding anniversary, my dad bought her a wheelbarrow which I still
have in my garage.
Ann

Sometimes we just have to do things for ourselves! Nanny
"Carole" <TheNewCarole@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> nanny wrote:
>
>> I was in a flower shop last week buying a couple gifts, and just as I
>> walked in the first door, there IT was! You know all the ceramic and
>> plaster figurines they make to put on the porch or in the garden? This
>> one had my name on it! But....I'd never spent that much for a Mother's
>> Day gift, so I looked, then walked out, putting it in the back of my
>> mind. Couldn't forget it, so went back to the flower shop today and
>> bought it. I've never seen anything like it before. It is rather large,
>> but it has a bench, with a little girl and a little boy sitting on it
>> sharing a book. And, it even had some colors in it, rather than plain
>> gray. Well, the reason it appealed to me is that we have both
>> granddaughters and grandsons, thus the boy AND girl; plus, I love to read
>> and have always read to the grandkids when they were younger. They only
>> had that one and she gave me a good deal on it. Love it! Nanny
>
> Sounds beautiful!! Last year was my first "Birdie Mother's Day". I bought
> myself a bouquet of flowers at Albertson's that were from Dundee. I gave
> him allowance and got them
>
> Carole
>

nanny wrote:

> Sometimes we just have to do things for ourselves! Nanny

Yea, well, he gives me LOVE all on his own :-))) He's such a little
sweetheart and he has come such a long way in the year that I've had
him. I knew there was a sweet, little bird in there, he just needed to
learn to trust humans again

Carole

"Califchief" <califchief@fidotel.com> wrote in message
news:1209762153.11.0@fidotel.com...
25 - 30 years ago, Johnny Carson read from a stack of "Mother's Day"
ads.......Sears, Monkey Wards, Penny's, Woolworth, etc., etc.

The ads featured tool boxes, fishing rods and reels, metal detectors,
pool tables, fire extinguishers.


uhhhh . . . don't knock fishing rods and reels. i used to be an avid
largemouth fisherwoman, part of the reason we bought the lake property,
bass. i asked for rods and reels and other tackle for gifts.<smile>

kate
(who now should find homes for that stuff.---thankfully, i have 6
grandsons.<smile> gotta be a fisherman in that bunch.)





Everything any woman would want to receive on Mother's Day.



This week we received junk mail ads that included one from EXPRESS
TIRES for a "Mother's Day Toyo Tire Sale." Or 4 Tire Rotation, or
Lube-Oil Change & Filter, or Fan Belt & Hose Replacements.

Just what every woman wants on Mother's Day. <G>



.... I-con: How MS got you to use WinDoze in the first place.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

Just remembered something. I was an engineer when I was working and my
husband got me the grandest Mother's Day Gift - a "Machinery's Handbook",
considered the most essential tool of an engineer of almost any mechanical
field! The last few years I was working, I splurged on my last revision and
got the enlarged print! Of course, that *enlarged* the book as well LOL
but the increased readability was worth it.


--
Navy
Take out the FISH to email me.
"d'huit" <threecedars1@comcast2.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Califchief" <califchief@fidotel.com> wrote in message
> news:1209762153.11.0@fidotel.com...
> 25 - 30 years ago, Johnny Carson read from a stack of "Mother's Day"
> ads.......Sears, Monkey Wards, Penny's, Woolworth, etc., etc.
>
> The ads featured tool boxes, fishing rods and reels, metal detectors,
> pool tables, fire extinguishers.
>
>
> uhhhh . . . don't knock fishing rods and reels. i used to be an avid
> largemouth fisherwoman, part of the reason we bought the lake property,
> bass. i asked for rods and reels and other tackle for gifts.<smile>
>
> kate
> (who now should find homes for that stuff.---thankfully, i have 6
> grandsons.<smile> gotta be a fisherman in that bunch.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Everything any woman would want to receive on Mother's Day.
>
>
>
> This week we received junk mail ads that included one from EXPRESS
> TIRES for a "Mother's Day Toyo Tire Sale." Or 4 Tire Rotation, or
> Lube-Oil Change & Filter, or Fan Belt & Hose Replacements.
>
> Just what every woman wants on Mother's Day. <G>
>
>
>
> ... I-con: How MS got you to use WinDoze in the first place.
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
>
>